How do we become superhumans?

How do we reach a state where we act at our maximum potential, and deliver peak performance? As an athlete and entrepreneur, this question has been on my mind for a while now. Being in an environment designed for consumption wherein we’re constantly fed information and data, I feel sometimes we need a reminder to shift our focus back to us, and not the world. We become so conditioned to focus on the external circumstances, that we forget that it is our inner engineering that is going to help us improve and survive in our environments. Also, as our surroundings are becoming more intelligent and smarter, I want to address the question of how do we improve and upgrade ourselves as humans.

If improvement in technology is happening 2x every passing year (Moore’s law), in a decade my generation is going to feel about our future technology as my parents’ and grandparents’ feel about Facebook, Iphones, Whatsapp and the idea of technology, in general. Again, can we afford to be ignorant of the fact that we often do not act to the best of our abilities, that there is room for improvement, and that our peak state is not yet unlocked. Why do we become so complacent and settle for what’s available? Why do we let security and comfort distract us from the bigger picture? Why do we not throw moonshots and challenge the societal and psychological limitations imposed on us?

It’s a shame that many people are shut down to the idea that there is a world bigger than the one that they create for themselves. They get so lost in the daily monotonous routines, that they live for the weekend, a vacation or anything that promises a sweet escape from their routinized and reactive lives. Having adopted a more proactive role in my own life, and opening myself up to this debate of personal development, I realize that there is so much scope for improvement and betterment, internally. I lose interest in conversations that aren’t about ideas, passions, progress, development and building lives, societies, economies.

A commitment to excellence, performance and self-enhancement is what we need to inculcate in the young minds from an early age. As a society, we teach subjects at school, but we miss discussing and encouraging them to think about the essence of a meaningful life. If we keep ourselves out of the debate of reaching our highest potential, we are ultimately not experiencing life in its true magnificence. Often people will restrict a certain person to one particular role, but I want to ask that why can’t we make more polymaths? Why can’t we become ‘super-capable’ and outdo our own personal bests, like we do in races or events. Imagine, a world of people, striving to become the best that they can possibly be..imagine a world of superhumans.

In all the noise, let’s not lose our own. We think a lot about how others perceive us, and seldom about how we see our own-selves. Are we trying our best, are we trying to make the most of our lives, are we trying to reach our maximum potential? I’m curious to know what my life would look like everyday if I were doing the best I can. I’m working towards achieving my peak state, are you?

What trying to be in peak state means to me: I’m constantly trying to discover the new, beat my own personal bests, challenge what I know to be limitations, physically and mentally and develop newer passions. I hate the idea of confinement, I do not wish to be associated with one particular role, when I know that in an entire lifetime, there’s so much to see, do and achieve. The more I try to experience life, the more I fall in love with experiences I hadn’t had before. I want to keep meeting new people, while I try to be the source of joy and happiness for the ones around me. I want to keep teaching the next generation, and help them see the world through eyes full of hope and unrestricted potential. And most importantly, I want to be known to have lived as a superhuman for my time on this planet.

P.S: This ‘peak human state’ is totally scalable and has tremendous potential for growth. Through research, I will try to come up with a blueprint on how to access the highest and best versions of ourselves. Stay tuned!